Proverbs 26:20

Modern English Version

Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Proverbs 22:10

Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave; indeed, strife and shame will cease.

Proverbs 26:22

The words of a slanderer are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost parts of the heart.

Leviticus 19:16

You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, nor shall you stand by while the life of your neighbor is in danger: I am the Lord.

James 3:5

Even so, the tongue is a little part of the body and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles.

James 3:6

The tongue is a fire, a world of evil. The tongue is among the parts of the body, defiling the whole body, and setting the course of nature on fire, and it is set on fire by hell.